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I wanted to leave a note because i just removed a lot of text from this article and i didn't want it to come off as a vandalism. There were numerous references to "the books" in this article, which I removed to place it "in universe." There were also paragraphs with repeating information and (not intending to insult the original author) almost what seemed like book summaries which I felt made the article very lengthy. Some information was written in a conversational and essay-type format. Links also appeared multiple times, along with lengthy quotes, and those were taken out as well. I also rearranged some of the info to follow the formats of the other main characters' articles. Anyway, I spent several hours editing this article, so if there is something amiss hopefully we can discuss it and add to it. Mafalda Hopkirk 11:04, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
Do you think Ron could do with a better quote at the top, maybe a more funny one? Palmala 13 June 16:20
- Probably, do you have any suggestions? -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 17:28, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
I had some ideas, perhaps:
I want to fix that in my memory forever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret...-Ron
or maybe....
Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have-Hermione
As it's quite a big page I thought I should get some more opinions before I change it. Any preferance? Palmala 13 June 21:57
- Both good. I feel like the Hermione quote is better for a different place in the article, as for the Malfoy one -- I'm not sure it describes him as a whole. I don't know. I like 'em both though. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 04:58, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Hey I am not sure about you but don't you think the line in the first book when Hermione says "You have dirt on your nose, did you know?".
"Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid, fat rat yellow." 18.104.22.168 02:36, August 15, 2010 (UTC)
- I know the top quote is from the first book, but it says a lot about Ron's personality. He was always taking the backseat, putting up with whatever, taking one for the team. --JKoch(Owl Me!) 02:40, August 15, 2010 (UTC)
- I don't think the current top quote really reflects Ron's personality. I mean, yeah, he and Harry have an argument but there are lots of better ways of describing him. Besides, that particular quote was said in very special situation when Ron's under the "effect" of the locket, he didn't really mean to say so. Anyway, I believe it's giving a bad impression of Ron which is not really accurate. 188.8.131.52 18:22, November 25, 2010 (UTC)
Sexual References
Urgh, do we have to put 'sexual tension' in the Hermione section? It's disgusting and completely unnecessary. You might forget that there are a certain amount of underage minors who are avid fans of Harry Potter (I being one of them) and I don't think that they would take it very well. Ginny and Harry's relationship is a lot deeper and we don't have any sexual references there! ~ Hermione's Gone Asian 02:25, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I agree --Lupin & Kingsley 23:40, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
I totally agree! They never made any sick refrences, EVER! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Intrudgero98 (talk • contribs).
When they say 'sexual tension' it actually means that they are friends of the opposite sex/gender Jamie Quest 05:52, December 21, 2009 (UTC)
Difference to Hermiones article
1) "Hermione poured herself into defending Buckbeak" not a single word about Ron helping her, which is mentioned in Ron`s article.
2) "Ron was forced to face the reality that there were bigger things at stake than his success with girls when his schoolmate Cedric Diggory was murdered" Stupid, stupid Ron??? Is that what you want to say with that? The whole event is not mentioned in Hermiones article.
3) It is not mentioned that Ron was part of the second task, too.
4) Compare "Ron became a member of sorts, though he was too young to be a full-fledged member." with "Hermione Granger was made an underage member of the Order of the Phoenix in 1995."
5) Compare "over-the-top exhibitionist relationship" with "very public relationship". The first one is judgemental.
6) Compare "The trio ... freed some Muggle-born witches and wizards" with "she and Harry managed to free the Muggle-born prisoners". The trio or only Hermione and Harry??
7) "This earned him Harry's forgiveness, but Hermione was still furious with him for his abandonment for some time." This sounds like Hermione knew what happened with the Horcrux and decided to ignore it to be mean.
8) Compare "Ron disarmed Bellatrix and pulled Hermione from the wreckage of the fallen chandelier, Disapparating them to Shell Cottage." with "Hermione and the other prisoners were rescued by Dobby the house-elf, who brought them to Shell Cottage".
9) "who likely was unaware that Ron was mostly trying to make Hermione jealous" Truth or wishfull thinking on behave of the rabid Hermione fan author?? May want to read this: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2434233/38/DragonHeart
Answer to above
First of all, I'd like to point out that of course there are going to be some differences between Ron and Hermione's articles. Hermione's article is centered on her; it is not going to be as detailed in describing what Ron has done because that's not its aim. As for individual points:
- 1) Is it untrue that "Hermione poured herself into defending Buckbeak"? No. Ron's offer to help her came after they made up. This probably should be mentioned in Hermione's article.
- 2) I agree that statement is a bit funny, too speculative, and in need of editing, but I don't see what it has to do with Hermione's article.
- 3) I agree that Ron's participation in the Second Task should certainly be mentioned in his article, but not necessarily in Hermione's. It has very little or nothing to do with her.
- 4) I don't see a major difference — both make it clear that Hermione and Ron are affiliated with the Order, but are underage.
- 5) The first one is judgmental, but it's based on Harry's perception of Ron and Lavender's relationship in HBP. But I agree it could probably be phrased more neutrally.
- 6) "The trio ... freed some Muggle-born witches and wizards" and "she and Harry managed to free the Muggle-born prisoners" are both correct. Remember that Ron was separated from Harry and Hermione for a time because Yaxley sent "Cattermole" to fix his office. He wasn't there when Harry and Hermione knocked out Umbridge and Yaxley and rushed the Muggle-borns out of their cells. He assisted at the end.
- 7) I disagree on your interpretation of that sentence — I think it makes it clear that Harry forgave Ron because he'd just saved his life, whereas Hermione did not feel that Ron had earned her forgiveness yet — but you could always change it slightly to be clearer that she did not know what happened with the Horcrux.
- 8) Some more detail should probably be added to the escape from Malfoy Manor in Hermione's article, I agree.
- 9) I'm not entirely sure what you're disputing in that sentence. That Ron was with Lavender to make Hermione jealous? That, if he was, Lavender was unaware of it? That Hermione was jealous at all? In any case, a fanfiction piece is not evidence of anything, for one. Also, there is no need to accuse someone of being a "rabid" anything. If you disagree with something in an article, simply start a discussion about it, outlining your point with support from canon.
Feel free to reply here or on my talk page if you want to discuss this further. Oread 14:50, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Relationship with Dolores Umbridge
Is it really necessary to have this relationship on this page. Although Umbridge was Ron's teacher, they really had no direct fights as she did with Harry. And this article is all about Umbridge and not her relationship with Ron. I think it should be deleted. --Adumb1881 11:29, September 28, 2009 (UTC)
What animal got Ron after 'Scabbers'?--Station7 12:31, October 30, 2009 (UTC)
No help, I see it.--Station7 13:05, October 30, 2009 (UTC)
The asnswer to that is in the article (Pigwidgeon) Jamie Quest 05:55, December 21, 2009 (UTC)
Main Image Choice
Okay, I think the main image of Rupert Grint as the first image in the article has to go. Yes it's recent (obviously one of the leaked on-screen shots from the 'Deathly Hallows' film set) but it is just too much of a 'natural shot'. There are countless images of Rupert Grint actually facing the camera and smiling that we could use instead.--Yin&Yang 13:12, November 2, 2009 (UTC)
It's actually a actor's photoshot. In actor's photoshot's they're not meant to be all smiley and cheerfull. And as you said, Yin&Yang, this is a recent photograph. Jamie Quest 05:58, December 21, 2009 (UTC)
Later Career
Either citation is needed for the statement "Following this, Ron obtained employment through the Ministry of Magic as an Auror, along with Harry." or it needs to be removed. The only reference I've seen regarding his post Hogwarts career is when JKR says "Ron joined George at Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes, which became an enormous money-spinner..." (interview located here).22.214.171.124 08:15, December 8, 2009 (UTC)
I've read a lot more than that and J.K. Rowling did say that he became an Auror along with Harry Jamie Quest 05:59, December 21, 2009 (UTC)
Which came first: the Auror or the Wheezes?
I've been checking some of the interviews JKR gave after Deathly Hallows was released, and this is what I've found regarding Ron's post-War career:
- "Of course she'd [Hermione] go back [to Hogwarts]. She has to get her N.E.W.T.s. Ron was really done with schooling. It would be kind of tempting to go back just to mess around for a year and have a break, but he goes into the Auror department. He's needed. Anyone. Anyone who was in that battle on the right side, Kingsley would want them to help clean up the-- I mean, anyone who's old enough to do it, who's over-age. But Kingsley would've wanted Ron, Neville, Harry and they would've all gone, and they would've all done the job. And I think that that would've been a good thing for them, too. Because to go through that battle and then be religated to the sidelines, I think they would've felt a need to keep going and finish the job. So that would've been rounding up, really, the corrupt people who were doing a Lucius Malfoy and trying to pretend that they weren't really involved."
- —www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/1217-pottercast-anelli.html
- Q: "At the end you say that, or you tell us that Neville is a Professor at Hogwarts. What do Harry, Hermione and Ron do for a living?"
- A: "Yeh, I think that's what everyone wants to do. Harry and Ron utterly revolutionize the Auror Department. They are now the experts. It doesn't matter how old they are or what else they've done. And Hermione, Well I think that she's now pretty high up in the Department for Magical Law Enforcement. I would imagine that her brainpower and her knowledge of how the Dark Arts operate would really give her a sound grounding. They made a new world."
- — www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0726-today-vieira1.html
- "The Ministry of Magic was de-corrupted, and with Kingsley at the helm the discrimination that was always latent there was eradicated. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny et al would of course play a significant part in the re-building of wizarding society through their future careers."
- —www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0730-bloomsbury-chat.html
- Q: "Hi jk, first of all thank you for all the books I have enjoyed each and every one of them could you tell us what professions Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Luna go on to have did the trio do their final year at school and take their newts?"
- A: "Thank you! I've already answered about Hermione. Kingsley became permanent Minister for Magic, and naturally he wanted Harry to head up his new Auror department. Harry did so (just because Voldemort was gone, it didn't mean that there would not be other Dark witches and wizards in the coming years). Ron joined George at Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes, which became an enormous money-spinner..."
- — www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0730-bloomsbury-chat.html
- "Well, I don't think that George would ever get over losing Fred, which makes me feel so sad. However, he names his first child and son Fred, and he goes on to have a very successful career, helped by good old Ron."
- —www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0730-bloomsbury-chat.html
- Q: "Where do the main characters work as adults?"
- A: "Harry and Hermione are at the Ministry: he ends up leading the Auror department. Ron helps George at the joke shop and does very well."
- — www.time.com/time/specials/2007/personoftheyear/article/0,28804,1690753_1695388_1695569,00.html
The way I see it this leaves two possibilities: Either Ron became an Auror, then went to work at WWW (see 1st quote for support about him going into the Auror Department first), or he became an Auror, went to work at WWW, then went back to being an Auror. The last quote listed (from Time.com) seems to support the first possibility. Unless anyone can provide any further references, those parts of the article will need to be rewritten. If there are no objections or further comments within 24 hours of this post, I'll go ahead with the changes. - Nick O'Demus 01:29, December 11, 2009 (UTC)
Two Problems
1.'"Honestly sir, I think it did more damage to us than we did to it." —Ron Weasley to Severus Snape in 1992' should we add that he was talking about the Whomping willow or not? Considering that there is a link to it.
2.It says hes Pure-blood but doesn't Lucius Malfoy refer to him and his family as "blood traitors", or is he just doing this to insult him?
TheKillingCurse 16:39, December 15, 2010 (UTC)
- (1) Since there is already a link to it, I don't think it's necessary to mention that's what he's talking about.
- (2) Yes, Ron is pure-blood. "Blood traitor" is an insult that simply means one doesn't discriminate against Muggles and Muggle-borns.
--Cubs Fan (Talk to me) 19:01, December 15, 2010 (UTC)
Infobox ImageWhat about this image —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Abrawak (talk • contribs).
Should Epilogue images be used as the main images?
I think not. The images should stay the same or at least stay the images of the trio as Teen-agers not old 30 year olds. Support if you agree below:
1. Firefox1095All is well... 02:39, March 6, 2011 (UTC)
- I disagree. The characters have grown up, and as a in-universe wiki, we should use the most chronologically recent pictures. If we wouldn't, that would be like having, I don't know, a picture of a fifteen-year-old Queen Elizabeth II on her infobox in her Wikipedia article: it just wouldn't make sense. Anyways, this isn't the right place for this discussion. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 03:36, March 6, 2011 (UTC)
- My two cents: wait until after DH: Part 2 comes out before using the epilogue pictures. Stick with the pre-epilogue pictures from the DH films until then. - Nick O'Demus 08:52, March 6, 2011 (UTC)
Forum:Post-DH2 infobox images#Ronald Weasley
Too many images
2 section has way too many images. Ronald Weasley#Leaving and returning to his friends and Ronald Weasley#Battle of Hogwarts have too many images. --Station7 14:50, April 11, 2011 (UTC)
- Once again I disagree with you. Articles are always better with more images. —Firefox1095 22:48, April 11, 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah, but you can see the images also on other sites. It looks to much. --Station7 11:36, April 12, 2011 (UTC)
- But seeing the images on other sites is a bad thing for WIKIA. This will decline the number of visitors that come to the Harry Potter wikia. The article is better like that. Just leave it the way it is. —Firefox1095 22:57, April 12, 2011 (UTC)
- Well, now looks the article fine with the images. Now the 2 sections are better :) --Station7 14:11, April 13, 2011 (UTC)
To be quite frank, shouldn't Ron have even more possessions? Like Scabbers, although it was a former posession I still think it should be down there, his owl pigwidegon, and the car? and not to mention a lot more others.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by JuniperAlien (talk • contribs).
- The car belonged to his father Arthur; he borrowed/stole it (whichever way you like to view the events of 1 September 1992), but it was never legally a "possession" of his. -- RobertATfm (talk) 18:08, October 29, 2012 (UTC)
I still can't believe he became a prefect over Harry. Head.Boy.Hog (Talk To Me) 13:43, May 22, 2011 (UTC)
i think we should put bloody hell as his quote 22.214.171.124 00:47, June 3, 2011 (UTC)
Infobox image vote
Forum:Post-DH2 infobox images#Ronald Weasley
Follow the link. Nominations are still open. Voting starts in 3 days. - Nick O'Demus 14:48, August 26, 2011 (UTC)
It says that he went with Hermione to Australia to reverse her memory charm she had done on her parents. Hermione was to emotional, so he undid the spell. This smells like fanon, but I may be wrong. Please cite a source or remove this —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs).
- Removed it. Not sure why you couldn't have done it, the page isn't protected. Also, always sign talk page entries with four tildes (~). -Shorty1982 21:28, October 18, 2011 (UTC)
The reason I added a "{{Youmay}}" tag to the page was that Ronald redirects there, so someone may have been looking for that Ronald but been redirected to here.
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The infobox lists Ron's boggart as an acromantula. More specifically, Rowling stated that the acromantula was, in fact, Aragog. -- SaXon 18:17, February 14, 2012 (UTC)
- Quite right. I'll change the article accordingly. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 18:30, February 14, 2012 (UTC)
Should Ron having a gut be mentioned in the article?
The films, which, as per canon policy, are second only to the books, show that Ron has gotten fat by the time of the epilogue; nowhere does the book state this (as appearances aren't stated for Ron, Harry, Hermione or Ginny) but nowhere does the book deny this, so should it be added into the article, or not? HarryPotterRules1 01:59, February 27, 2012 (UTC)
- I could be wrong, but from what I can tell, when discussing characters' appearances on this wiki, we usually only refer to the novel's description, not what is in the films. —C Teng 16:15, June 22, 2012 (UTC)
Cared more about harry then own family
Should we mention that he was only a little upset when fred died but when he though harry died he was really upset? It seems like he cares more about harry then fred —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hamza721 (talk • contribs).
- We don't house opinions in our articles, only facts. Ron's reasons for leaving the group temporarily earlier in the book clearly shows how much he cares about his family. -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 05:55, October 15, 2012 (UTC)
- He forgets about fred after the battle though, he didnt really seem to care that he died
- Hamza721 (talk) 06:05, October 15, 2012 (UTC)
- Well actually, in the DH2 film, Ron is crying over Fred's body but doesn't show much emotion when he sees Harry's "dead" body in Rubeus Hagrid's arms. MrSiriusBlack (talk) 18:17, January 8, 2013 (UTC)
Should Ron's height and weight, as given in the film supplementary material, really be mentioned in the article? Given that this wiki goes for book information as more canon than movie? In the books, Ron is clearly specified as tall, the tallest of the trio. Exact heights are not mentioned, I am aware, however, 5'9" is not 'tall' in any case for a male. The impression the books give of Ron (and indeed, Arthur, Percy and Bill) are that they are likely above 6 feet. Harry's article does not have a height listed, and I can only assume that despite any movie material that lists Daniel Radcliffe's height for Harry is not taken into consideration because it contradicts the description of Harry being tall. So why should Ron, or any character, be different? Miraitrunks766 (talk) 04:58, June 6, 2014 (UTC)
There's nothing in the books to contradict that Ron is 5'9; Harry is short, so 5'9 would be considered "tall" for him. Until the books give an actual height, we use the ministry files. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 11:21, June 6, 2014 (UTC)
- Harry is not short; only his actor is. The later books describe Harry as being 'tall', like his father, even if he is shorter than Ron. Granted, yes, heights are hard to guess, but in no way is Daniel Radcliffe's height of 5'6" considered tall; its barely average, nor is it listed as Harry's actual height. My point is that the books contradict the ministry files from the films, regardless of whether heights are listed numerically in the books or not. Books are the highest canonical source, and supersede the films and props not even seen in the films. It is not only Ron's height that should be removed from info boxes, it is every height taken from the film prop ministry files that does not logically correlate to the descriptions in the books.Miraitrunks766 (talk) 04:27, June 7, 2014 (UTC)
Actually, until order of the Phoenix, Harry is described as "scrawny" and "small" and Fred and George even call him a "scrawny specky git" in Deathly Hallows. Nothing in the books give an exact height (e.g the books do not say "Harry was exactly five and a half feet tall") so the Ministry files are canon as they do not contradict anything. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 22:06, June 7, 2014 (UTC)
--Hermione's Surname== Can Hermione's surname in the infobox be changed from Weasley nee Granger to Granger, as we now know from Pottermore evidence of the Quidditch World Cup that married Hermione kept her surname? Rosie Sourbut (talk) 11:20, July 13, 2014 (UTC)
This page is a bit of a mess
I seriously hate to say this, but this page is not well-made at all. There are spelling and grammatical errors everywhere, it is far too detailed and often goes off the topic of Ron, a fair amount of the information on it is flat-out incorrect, and it's written in an almost fan fcition-esque style. --Amanda C Owens (talk) 13:28, September 8, 2015 (UTC)
Aren't the Weasleys Irish? I noticed they had Irish dancing at the wedding, and it seems with their red hair they may be Irish. Just curious! Mandini76 (talk) 16:46, December 1, 2015 (UTC)
I think that maybe we should keep Ron in the alias section. It is a self-choosen nickname, so why wouldn't it count? Other short forms have been listed in the alias sections (Stan, Perce, Ernie) Should we readd Ron to the alias field or should we remove Stan and Ern, and other such cases, from the alias section of the respective articles? it's a very similar situation.--Rodolphus (talk) 11:19, October 15, 2016 (UTC)
Way to try to obligate the other changes if you don't get your edit. Ron is much more used than your examples. Also Ron INTRODUCES himself to Harry as Ron. If we want to add it anywhere it should be in a preferred name section. Goofyd00d (talk) 11:44, October 15, 2016 (UTC)
- I don't see what the problem is. Ron is a name that Ronald is also known as which is why it should be included in the alias field. The definition of alias is that it is "used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name." Ron is a nickname that he is also known as more familiary. --Kates39 (talk) 14:07, October 15, 2016 (UTC)
- Agreed with Rodolphus & Kates39. His full name is Ronald, but his is also known as (AKA) Ron. It meets all the criteria for the AKA/Alias guideline requirements so it should be added back. --Ironyak1 (talk) 15:37, October 15, 2016 (UTC)
Ok ok, but I would like for it to be differentiated from other aliases as he calls himself Ron, unlike the examples provide before, which are names others call those people (ie: Percy doesn't refer to himself as Perce). Maybe: "Ron (preferred)" or something like that Goofyd00d (talk) 20:10, October 15, 2016 (UTC)
Petition to add "Roonil Wazlib" to the nicknames section.
Matriarchy (talk) 22:54, March 25, 2017 (UTC)
This a page is sorely in need of a grammar edit. Tyrekecorrea (talk) 21:07, May 18, 2017 (UTC)
- I have found every spelling mistake and fixed them, but feel free to fix any grammar mistakes that you see. -- Kates39 (talk) 21:28, May 18, 2017 (UTC)
Should we mention
In Ron's "personality and traits" should we mention that he's a Pisces? Pisces, as described by this link, often "patiently wait for problems to sort themselves out rather than take the initiative in solving them" (which Ron does with his homework) and "often times do not have the energy or motivation to battle against the Establishment" - which is basically Ron during DH due to leaving due to a lack of food. When it becomes too much, he leaves. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 20:44, October 4, 2017 (UTC)
I don't know... You'll have to ask to set up a vote. Rey swung her staff at your head and (talk) 16:58, December 30, 2017 (UTC)
According to J.K. Rowling - highest form of canon, btw! - Ron and Harry went straight into the Auror office and Ron spent two years as an Auror. So why does his page say he didn't become an Auror until 2007? This requires changing...--ProfessorMcDumbles (talk) 17:35, August 18, 2019 (UTC)
I don't want to get into an edit war so I write here that the word "Sorted" in the middle of a sentence will not be capitalized. It's written "sorted". Harry granger Talk contribs 19:33, May 31, 2020 (UTC)
- Most pages I see using the word 'sorted' or 'sorting' capitalise the 's' when referring to the Sorting Hat or Ceremony, which is why I made this edit. Sirius (talk) 20:20, May 31, 2020 (UTC)
- Oops, I haven't seen that so I found it ridiculous to capitalize a verb. Harry granger Talk contribs 21:25, May 31, 2020 (UTC)


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This recipe makes 8 servings
2 large sweet potatoes, (about ¾ lb / 450g each)
2 Tbsp (30 mL) extra-virgin olive oil ½ tsp (2 mL) salt 1 small onion, chopped
1 rib celery, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp (5 mL) chopped fresh rosemary ¼ tsp (1 mL) ground black pepper 4 cups (1 L) vegetable stock (or chicken stock)
2 cups (500 mL) water
Pre-heat oven to 450°F (230°C)
Peel and roughly chop sweet potatoes; toss with half of the salt and oil. Roast on baking sheet stirring occasionally, until tender, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat Dutch oven with remaining oil over medium-high heat; sauté onion, celery, carrot, garlic, rosemary, pepper and remaining salt until softened.
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In October we started to see gold amongst our pumpkins, but this fall get ready for all gold everything. From gilded pears to golden leaves, there's something here for everyone.
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November 11, 2014
Windermere Foundation Quarterly Report
Posted in Community by Christine Wood
Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, the Windermere Foundation was able to provide over one million dollars in support during the first three quarters of this year to social service organizations that helped hundreds of families meet basic needs.
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November 07, 2014
Announcing the Winner of the Community Service Day Southwest Facebook Challenge!
Posted in Community by Tara Sharp
On October 17, Windermere offices in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado all took a day off from selling homes to help make a difference in their local communities. Our offices were challenged to share photos and videos from their community service day event on the Windermere Real Estate Facebook page.
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November 05, 2014
Design Trends That Sell New Homes
Posted in Selling by Tiana Baur
Are you drawn to new construction homes? As a homeowner, do you ever wonder what design trends are most appealing to buyers? Well, at the Windermere Builder Solutions breakfast yesterday, agents from throughout the Seattle area came together to discuss the features and trends that are drawing buyers to new homes.
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This is a Maternity Monday post by guest blogger and teaching artist Jess Levey. This series publishes almost every Monday on Beccarama.
Well, we are getting VERY close now, just a month or so to go. And, although I have had to endure waves of anxiety due to financial stress and fears (and sleepless nights and sciatica!), I remind myself often about how freaking exciting this all is! The baby is moving like mad, especially at night, and I am connecting with him/her more and more. Later this week we will be getting another sonogram just to ensure that baby is head down, and I am so psyched to have the opportunity to see what he/she looks like these days! Surprisingly, another factor contributing to my excitement is my new membership in the neighborhood parent Yahoo! Groups. I have joined 4 of them, my favorite being the one from our own neighborhood, and then three from the surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods. Every list serve is full of parents happy to offer support and hand me downs. It is truly incredible.
So far, we have received 140 Seventh Generation diapers ($20), beautiful crib bumpers, a mattress pad, and a brand new mini crib mattress (all free), A slightly used breast pump with brand new tubing and accessories ($60), and an amazing Maxi Cosi infant car seat ($40), which I had been wishing I could afford to buy after seeing it at the Biggest Baby Shower. Of course, every day there is more and more offered for free or very cheap, but I need to hold back, at least until after my own shower this weekend, after we have our baby and find out if I need bags of boys clothes or bags of girls clothes (usually around $10). Aside from all the stuff, the support is incredible. There are mom groups forming each month (hoping dads groups too!) and people constantly offering their advice about anything from how to navigate the daunting NYC school system to how to get your baby to sleep through the night. And, since people also use these list serves to offer their services, I have booked two private photography teaching gigs (moms needs to learn how to use those cameras!), and my husband has booked two family portraits gigs.
It's amazing to me that after two weeks of heart heavy anxiety over the coming baby and our finances, I just needed to reach out to our immediate community to help ease my mind. Knowing that there are hundreds of people surrounding us with such a generous and open spirit is both comforting and encouraging and I can't wait to give back to them (but I guess it will have to wait until after baby #2!). I am curious if other cities and/or suburban areas around the country utilize these helpful list serves?? Please let me know. If not, I sure do hope that this post motivates you to start your own!
I just received an email from a mom who said it all so perfectly, this is what she wrote:
I just wanted to make a public statement of thanks to everyone that I've interacted with since joining the listserv this summer. Our family was able to acquire/purchase most everything we needed from other caring parents. Nearly everything we purchased or obtained was in excellent condition. Pricing was always fair or even free! Our interactions ranged from polite to instant friendship. I am grateful to the group at large for making so many of the needed items available. If you recognize my name, consider this a special thanks to you. May you be blessed with long life, good health, and easy-to-raise children.
I know we are all in the spirit of giving, but I have a feeling this is how it works all year. With that I wish you all an amazing holiday season full of support and love!


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It's a big year for influence. Half the news out of Washington is about who has been trying to buy it, how much they paid and whether they got their money's worth. There are many lessons to be drawn from that situation. One of the less obvious is that influence is not so easy to come by. Even in Washington, it's not always something you can go out and buy. Just ask the Chinese.
Which brings us to TIME's 25 most influential people, 1997 edition. These are people who have accomplished something subtle and difficult. They have got other people to follow their lead. They don't necessarily have the maximum in raw power; instead, they are people whose styles are imitated, whose ideas are adopted and whose examples are followed. Powerful people twist your arm. Influentials just sway your thinking.
Among this year's 25 are good influences and dubious ones, public personalities and players so private you may not have known they were pulled up to the game board, much less that one of the pieces was you. They include the writer Henry Louis Gates Jr., whose thinking is influential; the chatterbox Rosie O'Donnell, whose cheer is influential; and the rock musician Trent Reznor, whose gloom is influential. (Funny world.) One way or another, these 25 are people to look out for.
Tiger Woods, professional golfer
He has been likened by overheated journalists to Jesus, Mozart and Gandhi, and his father Earl Woods has said, "Tiger will do more than any other man in history to change the course of humanity." But we are, after all, talking about a 21-year-old golfer, so think Palmer, Jordan and Ashe instead. As Arnold Palmer did some 30 years ago, Tiger Woods has electrified the sport of golf. He is, in the parlance of the gallery, "the Man." Since turning pro last August, he has won three PGA events and $1,270,944. Tournaments in which he is playing sell twice as many tickets as those in which he is not. His gallery at last week's Masters dwarfed every other golfer's. Spectators are drawn to him because of both the blood (Asian, African, American Indian) and the ice water in his veins. Like Palmer, Woods invariably goes for the pin, but Arnie never had this kid's swing: a breathtakingly sweet release that routinely drives a ball twice as many yards as Tiger has pounds (155). Amazingly, he has birdied or eagled more than 50% of the par fives he has played as a pro.
The only other athlete in Tiger's endorsement league is Michael Jordan. Nike pays Woods $8 million a year to wear its trademark swoosh. Titleist gives Woods $4 million a year to endorse its line of golf products. Much to his credit, Woods doesn't simply take his money and play. He conducts clinics for inner-city kids, and he plans to form a Tiger Woods Foundation that will create opportunities for youngsters who would otherwise never get a chance to make par. Golf is still the most restrictive of our major sports, and Woods has already confronted that discrimination, in much the same way that Arthur Ashe challenged tennis. "Golf has shied away from [racism] for too long," says Woods. "Some clubs have brought in tokens, but nothing has really changed. I hope what I'm doing can change that." There is a long way to go longer than 300 yds. but if Woods spanks prejudice from golf, he will truly be the Man.


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MONTREAL — After a week of widespread criticism and a demonstration by thousands in the streets of Montreal, the Parti Québécois government is indicating that its proposed charter of Quebec values is not written in stone.
On Sept. 17, International Relations Minister Jean-François Lisée said at a news conference that the government is open to modifying the plan before tabling a bill to the National Assembly.
Lisée, who is also responsible for Montreal and anglophones, said input from the public will be taken into account.
"We're looking for ways to improve the proposal," he said. "We're listening…We're asking people to participate and we'll take these [opinions] into consideration."
However, Lisée defended the proposed charter as "modern and progressive" and the banning of religious symbols in the public service as necessary.
"We support religious freedom. The debate we're having is about the neutrality of the state—nothing else."
The charter would ban on "overt and conspicuous" religious attire and would apply to all employees of ministries and government organizations, provincial and municipal; judges, police officers, prosecutors and correctional agents; staff of the Centres de la petite enfance (CPEs) and subsidized private daycares, public school boards, cegep and universities, and public health care and social services.
Cegeps, universities, health and social service institutions, and municipalities could opt out of the charter for a renewable five-year period.
The five-pronged plan also calls for amending the Quebec rights charter to include rules on handling religious accommodation requests in light of the supremacy of state neutrality and gender equality, forbidding public employees from promoting their religious beliefs on the job, requiring that faces be uncovered to receive government services, and having all ministries and governmental organizations implement a policy on neutrality and the management of religious accommodation.
Meanwhile, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) is asking members of the Jewish community to sign a "Manifesto for an Inclusive Quebec," a petition opposing the charter.
Drafted by academics and professionals from across the professional spectrum, this non-partisan manifesto "sets out a principled critique" of the government's plan, which CIJA endorses.
About 19,000 Quebecers have already signed the docucment, which states that the proposed charter "would force minorities to choose between their conscience and their survival… Quebec identity is not built upon the rejection of the other."
CIJA reiterated its position that the proposed measures are "unreasonable" and "a departure from Quebec's history of openness and inclusiveness." It accused the government of failing to fulfil its responsibility to promote "social cohesion."
The manifesto can be found at http://quebecinclusif.org/manifeste-2/english/.
CIJA also affirmed that it won't collaborate with the Collectif québécois contre l'islamophobie, the organizer of the big downtown march against the charter held on Sept. 14, Yom Kippur.
"The Jewish community speaks for itself and will not accept to be co-opted or manipulated by the dubious objectives of some of the organizers of the demonstration, who include religious radical fundamentalists with whom the Jewish community will never make common cause," CIJA said in a statement.
The demonstration's spokesperson, Adil Charkaoui, was arrested in 2003 on suspicion of being an Al Qaeda agent. He was detained for 21 months under a national security certificate, which was annulled in 2009.
The group, which includes Independent Jewish Voices, a group critical of Israel, has said it plans other actions against the proposed charter.
Salman Elmenyawi, president of the Montreal Muslim Council, apologized for the scheduling on Yom Kippur, attributing it to a misunderstanding.


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How Free Radicals Develop In Dog Food
Frozen raw meat vs dry kibble. An interesting challenge exists in trying to determine the free radical formation in raw meat diets and dry kibble formulas. We know that the development of free
Frozen raw meat vs dry kibble.
An interesting challenge exists in trying to determine the free radical formation in raw meat diets and dry kibble formulas. We know that the development of free radicals are detrimental to health and the formation of disease. We are justified in making differences between a heat processed dry diet and one that has had little or no heat used in the manufacturing process. A big concern is the oxidation of lipids and essential fatty acids. I agree that when a frozen diet is ground, mixed, exposed to air, light, and other elements found in plant and animal tissue that some free radical formation happens, however, in any process whether frozen or dry there is similar exposure to this toxin formation problem.
One of the biggest concerns I have in the manufacturing of a dry kibble formula is the development of lipid oxidation, mold contamination, and pesticide control. For this reason, they use preservatives and a variety of harmful chemicals to inhibit the growth and contamination of these ingredients. How else could a consumer keep a bag of kibble from spoiling after being opened for 30 days? There are more reasons to be concerned, in your pet food choice, when comparing a raw pet food versus a heat processed kibble diet. Trying to indicate that lipid oxidation in a raw diet is a major concern is potentially true to some extent, but minimal in comparison to the possible toxin development in a dry kibble product.
I'm against the harmful exposure to preservatives, flavoring agents ( fat sprays), mold inhibitors, and other harmful chemicals that are used to either preserve the integrity of the dry product or enhance the palatability of the product. It would be an interesting research project to isolate the specific differences in free radicle formation between the two choices. Until that time, the choice is yours to determine the best source of ingredients and manufacturing process to feed your dog. I know what my choice is!
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The Long Winters have not released any new music in the past years, but the silence has been broken as they contributed a song to the 30 Days 30 Songs campaign. In this song, written especially for this project, John Roderick speaks from the perspective of Trump voters in the folk song tradition.
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John Roderick's July show at The Triple Door in Seattle was an eclectic mix of new, old and even older songs. Watch Copernicus and Not Moving to Portland, and the Bun Family Players' song Shane!
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John Roderick performs the new song Not Moving to Portland featuring Kathleen Edwards for www.giveseattle.org. This song can be downloaded from the GIVE website.
A series of quasi-weekly check-ins with John Roderick on YouTube as he works on writing the songs for the upcoming Long Winters album.
» Episode One where John builds a fence.
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John reading from his travel journal at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle.
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Online Surveys – Zoomerang.com
Taking Your Temperature: Quick Seahawks Draft Poll
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I've been playing around with a mock scenario in which the Seahawks trade down TWICE. This scenario works best if Seattle wins the coin toss with K.C. for the 11th pick in the draft.
The Eagles and Andy Reid are likely "all in" for 2012 and right now have 11 picks in the upcoming draft – more than any team. They can easily move up several spots. An option is for Seattle moving down to #15 and picking up Philly's 3rd Round (#77). This matches up well on the NFL draft trade value chart and allows the Eagles to address their biggest need with Luke Kuechly, a perfect fit for their team who I'm not sure they can wait to fall to them at #15.
Another team with big hopes for 2012 are the Houston Texans. Just like the Falcons last year, I can see them making a move up in the draft to add another playmaker which could put their offense over the top, and Kendall Wright from Baylor could be that guy. How about the 'Hawks trade down from their newly acquired #15 pick to Houston's #26 plus 2nd rounder (#58)? Again, it matches up well on the draft trade chart.
Net effect? Seattle ends up with:
1 (#26)
2 (#43 or #44)
2 (#58)
3 (#75 or #76)
3 (#77)
Seattle can address DL, LB, RB, and maybe even QB (Tannehill?) with these picks. This is not a great draft for DE sack artists, and Seattle is drafting too high for the speedy LB's they say they want. Moving down and adding picks puts them in a better strategic position of the draft to add the pieces they need.
That's my scenario for right now. Combine results and league activity during free agency period over coming weeks no doubt will alter strategy prior to the draft in April. Will be fun!
My opinion is, a second- and a third-rounder would not be good compensation for moving from 11 to 28.
esp. with the second being a low second.
I think if they move down, future picks should be the target in the mold of the trade with Denver that eventually netted ET.
It is my opinion that the roster is fairly well stocked at this point. I would think it more important to concentrate on adding quality over quantity. That means picking higher in the draft. I wouldn't go so far as paying the premium to trade up, but would have little interest in moving down.
Kip Earlywine
I wouldn't expect much suspense at #12. Seattle will very likely draft a pass rusher.
Rounds 2-4 are going much more dramatic. Seattle is juggling needs at RB/LB/QB in that range and it should be interesting to see which areas are addressed first.
Seattle does not own a 5th right now and 6th and 7th rounders tend to be kind of worthless, so I think the team will really want to make those first four picks count this year.
My best guesses:
#12: Courtney Upshaw (alt: Ingram/Coples)
#43: Zach Brown (alt: Kendricks)
#76: Chris Polk (alt: Martin / Wilson / LMJ / Turbin)
~#107: Russell Wilson (alt: Cousins / Weeden / Harnish / Davis)
Seattle might go RB in the 2nd then LB in the 3rd, but I feel pretty good about predicting the team will go pass rush / RB / LB / QB in rounds 1-4. They may add a 2nd QB in round 6 depending on how things go.


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Well isn't this something huh? Uncharted territory for TNA. Yup, I get two weeks off! How about that.
Though on one hand that sounds rather daunting and I've not written The Jobber Blogger every week since… before it even started. That's some kind of astrophysics nonsense right there!
But alas, I am only taking the break purely because TNA don't have any more Tapings to run.
This week's episode of Impact was the last episode of Impact to ever air on Spike TV.
But what they are doing is a series of Clip Shows highlighting some of the best action from 2014.
Which actually is quite exciting in itself, but this means I can actually get my head round to looking at my own "Best of 2014" article, so it's all good… in the hood.
Had to be done…. I didn't make it though.
But worry not you crazy TNA fans, because TNA have a new home set for 2015 with Destination America!
Yes Destination America is in parts connected to Discovery I believe, and given that they run EY's "Off the Hook" it's clear sailing for the next few years.
It's either a 2 year or 3 year deal they've signed, but Impact isn't out of business. In fact, quite the opposite.
Dixie apparently didn't want to sign just any new deal, she held out to get MORE TNA than just Impact.
Extra shows, like an American Bootcamp perhaps, or dare I say it, a second TNA show a week, because Impact is great, but TNA is packed with stars and potential stories that don't get covered every week.
Either way, it's exciting times. Apparently TNA are hitting 2015 with a complete overhaul, new logo, new graphics, and now they have a Television Deal they can finally get Wrestlers signed long term.
So yes, I am excited for the future of TNA.
Which brings me to one of the reasons I don't rate WrestleZone as an editorial based website.
Comments like "TNA is the biggest joke in the Wrestling industry".
I don't get that.
Now don't get me wrong, TNA is full of flaws, trust me, you can 134 issues of The Jobber Blogger and I'll detail them all every week.
But TNA is also a company that takes risks, albeit a smaller group of risks recently, playing more to "what worked" before and trying to pull some momentum from the WWE. It's not like WWE is the legit Wrestling programme either, seems to me they put their foot wrong more than TNA do.
Still TNA carries with it this theme that people think it's a joke. For me, as a Wrestling fan, I love TNA. I think TNA has lost its way the last few years and it doesn't seem to quite feel as proud of itself as it once did, and as a fan who wears the TNA logo on his shirts with pride, that pride has slipped because of it.
It does feel that every time I write The Jobber Blogger I end most of my rants and thoughts with "I hope".
And I'm sick of hoping and TNA not delivering, but now the ball is firmly in their court, they have a brand new deal, and by the sounds of it they are not going to let this opportunity slip by.
So 2015 should be very interesting indeed for us TNA fans.
I actually quite like throwing in a little Write up about Bootcamp every week. Though by the time anyone reads this the latest episode of Bootcamp will have aired and my ramblings are about the previous week.
This was "filler" week. A program about them travelling to America, sure it gave us a little bit of an insight to the guys behind the Wrestling persona.
Compared to the roll Bootcamp was on, this took a step back, but I understand why. Given what next's week show is going to be about, then I am on board.
All this show did for me was make me dislike Grado, a lot.
I wasn't keen on him to start with, I don't think he's got anything going for him outside from some crowd support, but he's not "impressive".
Seeing him drinking and picking his nose, PICKING HIS NOSE, constantly. Nope.
Don't like him.
And that's it really, he seemed like a bit of a mess and picked his nose all the time, and I don't want to see him anymore. Kay Lee Ray for the win!
And of course, before I jump right into IMPACT, one of my main thoughts about TNA taking some time off and running a clip show, is that there is a new Show in town, and it's awesome.
The more time TNA have off, the more it plays in the favour of Lucha Underground.
It's a fantastic show, I can't get enough of it. Of course it amplifies some of Wrestling's stupidity, Wrestlers seem to have this idea that they are "good actors" because they act in Wrestling. Difference is they don't act well. Some are good, most are not. My point is that when you take a show like Lucha which creates these awesome Cinematic backstage segments, and you then fill it with the stars who can't at all, it's an awesome looking but cringe worthy amateur film.
Regardless, Lucha is refreshing, intense and completely awesome. I love it. Highly recommend.
So yes, the last TNA Impact Wrestling show of the year, and at the time perhaps the last Impact show as we knew it. But as I stated above, TNA seems to be kicking it into a new gear for 2015.
Which is good news, as Impact opened with Bobby Roode – fresh off his "promotional" week, funny how they couldn't get him booked for one show out of 6 possible days.
I'm not even going to get into it anymore, I give up.
Roode was fired up from the actions of Lashley last week, but to dance around the subject rather than go in face first, Roode gave us all a speech about how everybody in the world has a friend!
That guy doesn't have a friend.
But yes, Lashley beat up EY last week and now Roode is furious.
So out came Lashley and they went at it. Truth be told, I liked the setting of this fight, I'm sick to death of the security running in to break up every fight, that's a terrible idea, especially when it so over used like TNA do.
However this week felt right, the grudge between Lashley and Roode feels right and them going at it in the crowd looked awesome.
We've been promised Roode vs. Lashley match number 3. Now here me out, if TNA sign Lashley to a long term contract, then I want Lashley to destroy Roode. Roode is my guy, I love him to bits. But if Lashley is going to stick around in TNA for the foreseeable future – which I hope he is, they have one shot to do this right, in my eyes. Now obviously make it extremely hard fought, but Roode only just beat him to win the title in the first place.
Now Lashley is ticked off and charging through guys, he dominated Aries and beat him down, it was awesome. Roode should take Lashley to his limits, but Lashley should prevail. That's what I want.
But, if they go with Roode retaining, then I want Storm to bloody up Roode and take the World Championship.
Either option is good, but Roode holding the belt for a long run, I'm not as keen on currently. But then I just prefer Heel Champions, and I like long runs with Championships, usually on Heel Champions.
Who knows, I don't care, more TNA! Just do a good job and I'm happy… Do my idea, and I'm ecstatic!
Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim vs. Havok – Knockouts Championship
The story of this match is that neither Taryn or Gail could have possibly defeated Havok unless they both took her out, and even that was a challenge.
Now I like that about Havok, her look and persona, I'm not 100% on board with, but I like it enough to be interested.
Taryn is my least favourite though, but she has my respect, hard working and hard hitting, and that puts the Knockouts and Women's Wrestling in general on a scale I love to support, I can't say a credible thing about Women's wrestling if it was an ordinary Diva's match. Even some years ago…. maybe more so some years ago.
But the Knockouts, they back it up, and I love it. Hence Kay Lee Ray being my favourite, I want more of it, I want them in the main events more, I love that. Gail and Taryn have pushed further with Women's wrestling in recent years, and it's awesome to see. Havok adds to that perfectly given her pure size and power, throwing Gail and Taryn face first into the steps and guard rail respectively from her shoulders, cringing sight.
Though I think Havok's slam to Gail on the floor was the worst.
Either way this was one of the best matches through-out 2014 for the Knockouts, one of the best, I have my own personal favourites. A category I'm still toying with for my "Best of 2014" article.
Gail and Taryn both dived from the top rope taking out Havok twice with Cross-Bodies, a Eat Defeat and Cutter later and Havok was out of the picture.
Gail went for a Roll-Up on Taryn which was counted giving Taryn the win.
Given the contract status of Havok, I'd say a Taryn vs. Havok match would be in the pipeline, and honestly I don't see how Taryn could win in that situation – believably.
I had a feeling Taryn would pick up the win, and though she was my least favourite in the match, I guess it feels right. I'd rather her have the belt than Gail have another reign so quickly. Of course I'd rather Havok retained. But then that's a whole other rant.
Having Malendez on a flagship show of a network called "Destination America" is no bad thing.
However I just can't get into Malendez. I knew I would have difficulty going in, he is fantastic, impressive, inspiring, all the things he should be. More so for how he dealt with his injury and rose above it to achieve his dreams regardless.
That is awesome.
But is he presented as awesome, he still carries this "you can't do that" attitude whilst he competes. People will naturally look at it differently given his condition, but then it's Wrestling, it's not Ballet as the saying goes, for surely someone in his position to get into a Company that is so competitive as it is, let alone with a physical set back like he might have, naturally people are going to exploit it.
Just by looking at it, it seems like he doesn't belong. This isn't me saying he doesn't belong, I'm talking in terms of how Wrestling is portrayed as a form of entertainment, then of course the guys in the back are going to single him out. He can't compete on the basic level with them, let alone in the Main Events. That sort of attitude, but yet given his situation it feels as if Wrestlers treating him like that is a bad thing, but it's not. It's totally normal and deserving.
My point being since his debut which was hyped up, I've not seen Malendez do anything. Now this is booking, nothing more. But you can't tell me how good he is, then show me nothing that solidifies that.
He hasn't won, he's been beaten up a lot, and now he's got his ass kicked. Yes he's impressive and done some things I wouldn't expect, but he's not actually done more than that. So I'm not siding with him currently.
Could change.
MVP showed up and beat down Malendez with a chair. As my previous rant, I like Heels, so I am naturally drawn to that, so yes, MVP attacking Malendez with a chair wins me over. So perhaps my perspective is vastly different from those who might prefer the faces.
Anderson ran out to his aid, but Malendez is injured.
Ethan Carter the Third called out Rockstar Spud and I loved this segment!
I like EC3 enough, I like much better than I did a year ago, now Spud was awesome, he was the saviour of TNA for quite some time. I'm sure everyone was sick of Dixie, but having Spud out there was brilliant, made it all worth it. I'm still not convinced this Face turn will hold up to what people like about Spud, but I'm hoping it will.
This however, goes a long way to making that so. I said some weeks back, when Spud and EC3 actually square off, Spud should get his ass kicked.
Now before I go off about what I liked from this segment, I shall state that I laughed a fair bit to the comment from EC3 about JB:
I know I shouldn't have found that funny, but I did… a lot.
Spud power walked out and kicked EC3 in the nuts and it was on. Both EC3 and Spud had some battle scars afterwards, but the pair of them made it feel much more real, more so than even the likes of Roode and Lashley.
EC3 just pummelled Spud into the ground – violently.
Tyrus then joined in and EC3 then cut Spud's silly hair.
It was disrespectful and degrading, but awesome. Spud needs that. If Spud is looked at as a real threat, he loses his appeal. If he can fight, but lose, he retains that quality we like so much.
In this case, people will warm to him more so, not to mention maybe even put over EC3 in a more legit light.
Good stuff!
Tommy Dreamer vs. Bram – No DQ
Given the benefits to TNA by being on a Channel titled "Destination America" I do wonder about TNA's global reach.
Magnus, Bram, "The Freak", Spud, Bootcamp 2. British.
TNA is a proud Worldwide show which I'm sure won't be a problem, in fact I guess it might even help, if Magnus was the Champion again, that would certainly annoy some people.
Or a lot of people, but I meant because he was an Englishman, not because he wasn't a great Champion. We've had a lot of World Champs this year. AJ, Magnus, EY, Lashley and Roode. AJ was still in TNA at the start of the year, how crazy is that. So was Sting. Sad times.
Anyway, back to the match.
Despite my recent dislike of "that era" coming around "again" in TNA, I didn't mind it as much this week.
I think Dreamer on his own is a good thing, plus he himself doesn't seem to hold onto ECW, I love that he pushes TNA, even if the crowd aren't as much into it.. which makes, less sense?
Bram and Dreamer put on a brutal, hard hitting match, shame Magnus got involved again, I was feeling a turn coming, either he on Bram, or Bram on Magnus. But no, just the surprise involvement of Al Snow.
Which was cool to see, Al seems in a much different place these days to where he used to be, and he's in great shape, so that's all good.
I still think Bram should win all of these matches.
Luckily he did defeat Dreamer after throwing him head first into the Chair wrapped in Barbed-wire then connecting a Jumping DDT for the win.
DJ Z vs. Tigre Uno vs. Manik vs. Low Ki – X-Division Championship
I am unsure of why Joe was written out with injury. Must be some kind of Contract / Money reason, rather than purely Storyline.
I don't need to say it again of how much I love Tigre Uno? Or do I? Because he is awesome.
All of these guys are awesome and had a fantastic X-Division Match. I think it was fairly obvious where the Belt would go, which only means Low Ki and Samoa Joe are going to keep this thing going a little longer, which honestly I'd rather it wind down, than gear up again.
I think Manik taking the gold would make more sense, but of course I want more Uno, but whatever.
Low Ki hits a Top-Rope Ki-Crusher on Uno and takes the win and becomes the new X-Division Champion.
Last week I said the "Next Week on Impact Wrestling" segment at the end of the show actually got me excited! And it was because of MVP attacking Kurt, we didn't know it was Kurt, but who else would it have been?
MVP beat down Kurt in the back earlier on in the night, but Kurt then took to the ring to Call out MVP.
MVP is livid, sick of this place and how it operates, which is good, I like this MVP. It didn't take long till MVP and Angle were exchanging blows which was almost weird to see. This is Kurt Angle after all, but he being out of action and also dressing Smarter for some reason makes him feel less – Wrestler orientated and less ring ready.
Anderson ran out to get revenge on King and MVP for their attack on Malendez, Bobby Lashley came out to help out MVP and King – which is awesome in itself, I don't want them to break up. And of course Roode came out to battle Lashley.
So yes, we've seen this time and time again, but given that this was the last show for at least a Month, it had more meaning in it.
I want things to be changed up, take MVP and Angle out of the ownership position, I don't even want a Director as an on air character anymore. Least not like it has been for soooo manny yearrrrs!
It just felt good, and again, totally looking forward to TNA in 2015!
So for now, that is the end of The Jobber Blogger for a while I guess…. I don't think I will be Writing up a Clip show?
I don't know yet, see what happens.
I shall get to work on the "Best of 2014" Article and hope everyone has a good few weeks!
Till then!
Dan Wilkinson


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Four posters and 24 images have been released for Harmony Korine's upcoming film, Spring Breakers. The movie centers on a group of girls (played by Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine) who go to disturbing lengths to keep their spring break going, and their journey becomes even stranger when they encounter unhinged drug dealer, Alien (James Franco). Spring Breakers was one of the trippiest movies I saw at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, and I found it quite enjoyable.
Hit the jump to check out the posters and the images. Spring Breakers gets released sometime this year. [Update: We added one more poster after the jump.]
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St. John Does Something Right
There's no gas on Vieques. They ran out the day before yesterday and word is that a shipment might arrive today. When word gets here that the gasoline has left Puerto Rico on the barge, the gas lines will form.
Asking friends on the island about this, I would hear, "well you know how it is living on an island. We only have two gas stations and all our gas has to come in by barge from Puerto Rico"
But no, I don't know. We pretty much always have gas on St. John. We only have one gas station and not only does our gas have to come by barge from St. Thomas, St. Thomas needs to get gas from somewhere.
I imagine it's a matter of efficiency, and contrary to popular opinion, we must be fairly efficient here on St. John, at least when it comes to gasoline availability.
St. John Music Schedule Wednesday April 20
Castaways – Steven Sloan – 7:00 – 777-3316
Coconut Coast Studios – St. John Flutes – 5:30 -7:00 – 776-6944
High Tide – Chris Carsel – 7:00 – 10:00 – 714-6169
Island Blues – Soulgrass Rebellion – 7:00 – 10:00 – 776-6800
Larry's Landing – James Jams – 10:00- 693-8802
Sun Dog Cafe – Open Mic – 7:00 – 10:00 – 693 8340
Westin, Cruz Bay Prime – David Laabs – 6:30 – 10:00 – 693-8802
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Note: I'm doing the best I can to present an accurate music schedule, but to be sure, it would be a great idea to call the restaurant or bar beforehand to confirm.


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Buying stocks is easy. Anybody can do that. The hard part is knowing when to sell. And very few people know how to do that. Weve all made expensive mistakes-either missing the full upside by selling too soon, or taking a huge loss by holding a falling stock too long.Lets face it. Most people dont know when to sell a falling stock. So theyre frozen into inactivity, saying, Should I just keep holding and hoping, or should I cut my losses now? And theres no reliable crystal ball to tell anyone when a rising stock has peaked.The problem that causes both these mistakes to happen is simple: Ordinary investors are ruled by emotions. And the only way youre ever going to join the highest echelon of the worlds best investors is to strip all emotions out of your decisions.
No wonder you look stupid. dont know how to sell stock.
In business and in the stock market, youve got to have a plan, and youve got to have an exit strategy. We know in advance exactly when were going to buy and sell.Remember folks, have an entry and exit plan. GSB best buy only at 0.075 below while good sell at 0.110 below cos GSb just a goreng counter.
Terasa ke?
should i ?
And still, no answer from Predator.Oi, tak malu kah??
Nope. Predator has got no answer as to why he is spewing out spam so obsessively on one counter when there are hundreds of other counters and thousands other investors to save elsewhere.
Share Price Performance High Low Prices 1 Month 0.120 (05-Jul-11) 0.095 (28-Jun-11) Prices 3 Months 0.150 (27-May-11) 0.065 (04-May-11) Prices 12 Months 0.150 (27-May-11) 0.035 (20-Sep-10) Volume 12 Months 236,739 (31-Mar-11) 16 (11-Aug-10) Why you guys & gals not buying more? Cheap counter but why coma meh? This 1st Q will loss meh? Careful!! Wakakakakakaka!!
Without causing a panic, big players are dumping slowly with anticipation of losing this Quarter! So folks, don't risk your hard earned cash at this price! You will be rewarded soon if you are patience! Gsb just a goreng counter repeat goreng counter and not suitable for long term!! Wakakakakakaak!!! Waiting Too ^ Longgggg! Morning and greetings again from China :p Hehe, dear Predator, here are some of my comments for u to digest:-1) I love sharks fin soup :p Especially love sitting next to those "I don't eat shark's fin" type of people at dinners or weddings cos I'll happily tell them "in that case, I'll have your share, don't waste" hahaha2) I have had many many nice shark fin dinners on my previous gains in GSB and will have many many more shark fin dinners to come in future from GSB3) End of the day it's my money to do as I deem fit and I have plenty of it...so don't concern yourself too much about it k :p4) Stop leeching on Johnmaster's good efforts. Are u a predator or a leech?5) Last but not least, stop giving sharks a bad name....I still want my delicious sharks fin soup remember ;p
Hi JM,Some feeback on this V9 thread. How many more to go? Never ending???The top investors out there e.g Warren buffet, Soros, dont tell their investments or continuous promote their investments viciously like you do until the media has picked up and in most cases the stock has gone up and has made tons of money.I think there is too many threads on GSB which is getting to a level of * stage.I think you should take a step back and relax and see whether what has been said will turn into fruits by the end of the year. I think alot of forumers here know how great you have been picking this stock at 5.5sen. Well done and keep it up.Pls pick the next multiple bagger stock instead of wasting your energy fighting with other forumers to discredit this GSB.
Everytime got new pleasent discovery in GSB... some are burried deep inside V1 to V8. So compile them into the first few message of this topic. You are lucky becuase you read about this topic already, there are alot of other people who has never read or heard about GSB. They also deserve to make a fortune out of GSB. So I am promoting also for their sake also... not just for you.
Without causing a panic, big players are dumping slowly with anticipation of losing this Quarter! So folks, don't risk your hard earned cash at this price! You will be rewarded soon if you are patience! Gsb just a goreng counter repeat goreng counter and not suitable for long term!! Wakakakakakaak!!! Waiting Too ^ Longgggg!
I also think the new people or other people will be very happy to read on the blog instead of the multiple threads and the fighting going on here. and they will thank you for sharing this GSB aka GREAT STOCK BERHAD.
ah john dunno how to write a blog so who ever suggest one need to teach him personally how to start lo
I cannot post new info into the old topic beause they are full of garbage, makes it unreadable. The only way is to create new topic, put the info into the first few message of the topic for easy reference. Admin has disable the ability to edit old posting, so I cannot edit the first message of the topic to add in new info. So new Topic is still needed.
Abu, i think Ah John is smarter than us all. He is John MASTER. You are making a mockery of him for saying he doesn't know how to start a blog.
Frankly speaking. Start a blog and you solve all this issues. Reader who want to read your post will read both "new and old" information at their leisure and you can solve all the fighting once and for all. Isnt that better? For all the problems with this forum's admin on new old posting, when you have your own blog which is FREE and everyone has one nowadays.
furthermore you have read all you need to know about GSB, you can choose to ignore GSB topic. GSB topic is for those who have not heard about it before... they too deserve GSB as much as all of you.
and to be fair the biggest buck i made this year is from gsb
Predator is the only one now making fun of john.. eventually he'll also swim away, as nobody appreciates his efforts here. Shooooooooo......


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Me, that evening:
The Game Of The Year. I'm speechless.(box score)
Today's game had it all -- a brawl featuring A-Rod and Varitek, 4 Red Sox errors (including 3 on three consecutive plays), New York taking a quick 3-0 lead, Boston coming back 4-3 (with 4 hits on four consecutive pitches in the 4th), Tito getting ejected, blowing the lead and trailing 9-4, cutting the gap to 9-8, falling back 10-8, and then winning the game 11-10 with a 2-run Mueller home run off Rivera in the 9th. ... And two perfect innings from Ramiro Mendoza.
Every batter Rivera faced -- all five -- hit the ball hard. ...
This game could really turn this team around. They played hard Friday, but fell short. Today, they stormed right back after both the fight and the Yankees' 6-run 6th and puts several runs on the board. ... I'm ready for a 20-4 run. I believe! How about you?
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Did you know that in the same way humanity has made progress in the fields of medicine, transportation and communication that progress has been made in inducing and stabilizing different states of consciousness?
In the past it took a lot of time and effort to gain success in the practice of lucid dreaming. These days, thanks to research in modern dream laboratories in the USA and Europe, and thanks to the invention of state-of-the-art lucid dreaming devices, the path to lucid dreaming is faster and easier than ever before.
Some years ago two devices, the DreamLight and the NovaDreamer were created and marketed in the USA. Both used advanced technology to help their users achieve lucid dreams. These devices sold for anywhere from US $700-$1000. At the present time, manufacture of both devices has been discontinued.
But now a similar (and in some ways superior) device has been produced in Europe, costing just 147 Euro. This new device, the REM-Dreamer, features new technology not available in the NovaDreamer to help you recognize and stabilize lucidity in your dreams. REM-Dreamer also contains LCD display, which was not available in the NovaDreamer. Thanks to LCD display working with the REM-Dreamer is very easy, much easier than with the NovaDreamer.
The REM-Dreamer uses infrared sensors to detect when you are in REM (dreaming) sleep. At that point the REM-Dreamer gives you sound and light cues (beeps and flashing lights) to remind you that you are dreaming. Thus, external world stimuli are transferred to the world of your dreams, and it becomes easy to achieve lucidity.
In their work in dream laboratories researchers discovered that external world stimuli reach the dreaming mind but are "reinterpreted" within dreams in order to enable the dreamer to remain asleep. In this way the dreamer is protected from frequent awakenings.
For example, if a dreamer's face is sprinkled with water when he or she enters REM sleep, the dreamer might report rain in their dream. Or, if a dreamer is exposed to perfume, the dream might include a dancing partner and a ball.
The REM-Dreamer uses this technique of reinterpretation by providing the dreamer's mind with preset visual and/or audio cues (flashes and beeps) which help the dreamer understand that they are dreaming. For instance, when the REM-Dreamer displays a flashing light the dreamer may dream of sunlight reflecting in a window pane, an ambulance with its lights flashing, or a camera's flash. The dreamer learns to recognize these signs in dreams, and these signs become the dreamer's gateway to lucidity.
The REM-Dreamer now features a new method of inducing lucid dreams. Our newest model enables two-way communication between the sleeping person and the REM-Dreamer. Researchers have confirmed that, while sleeping and dreaming, people move their eyes in the same directions that they do in their dreams. This fact helped inspire the creation of the TWC (Two-Way-Communication) technology. The TWC technology enables communication between the REM-Dreamer and the sleeping person during the dreaming state.
For instance, when the TWC feature is turned on the REM-Dreamer begins to generate a series of cues of increasing intensity when it senses that dreaming has begun. When the level of these cues has increased sufficiently to reach the dreaming mind the dreamer has the option of signaling back to the REM-Dreamer by moving his or her eyes in a predetermined manner (within the dream state) and, on sensing that movement, the REM-Dreamer will stop generating cues.
When the TWC feature is turned off the intensity of the cues is pre-selected by the user and does not change throughout the night. For some users, this meant that the intensity of the cues was too weak to reach the mind, or too strong, resulting in the dreamer being awakened.
When the TWC feature is turned on the intensity of the cues can be adjusted from the dream. Thus, the chances of lucid dreaming are increased much.
The REM-Dreamer is the first lucid dream induction device in the world, which uses this technique and technology. In addition, the newest REM-Dreamer still includes the simple and easy-to-use settings of inducing lucid dreaming without TWC. Both methods can be used.
The REM-Dreamer can enhance dream recall and shorten the time needed to learn lucid dreaming. Many people have used the REM-Dreamer as their primary method to learn lucid dreaming. As their abilities in lucid dreaming increase, the TWC technology can be utilized to enhance and deepen the lucid dream state.
The REM-Dreamer kit comes with a very comfortable sleeping mask with a small printed circuit board tucked inside that detects REM sleep, giving cues in the form of flashes or beeps.
The REM-Dreamer board includes LCD display, which allows the user to adjust all settings very easily. The user can use any of several simple presets, or can customize the number of sounds and light flashes, their volume and brilliance, frequency per second, and duration. In addition, the REM sensor can be set to accurately track your personal REM eyeball movement. The device comes with the user's manual (36 small pages).
The REM-Dreamer has given many people the opportunity to experience lucid dreaming, and the opportunity to use this natural state of consciousness to program their subconscious, influence their behavior, explore the world of the mind, and work with habits of body and mind, depending on their own needs and desires.
The REM-Dreamer is available for just 147 Euro (free shipping). We post by international registered airmail. It is usually 3-12 business days.
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Whether you need to get to a riverside precinct or just want to get out on Brisbane's glorious river, a ride on the CityCat is one of the must dos when you are in town.
Jump on the CityCat from Brisbane City or South Bank and take a trip to the Brisbane Powerhouse near New Farm Park.
Brisbane's public transport system is run by Translink and you can visit Translink's website for all bus and train service details.
There is a free CityLoop bus which takes you from one end of the CBD to the other so keep a look out for these red busses.
The train system will conveniently get you around the inner-city stops like Central (Brisbane City), Fortitude Valley, South Brisbane and South Bank. You can also jump on the train to get yourself to the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast.
Electric scooters are a great alternative way to explore Brisbane and can be booked through specific phone applications.
Exercise safety and caution when operating by remembering these tips:
Brisbane is blessed with walkways and bikeways connecting West End, South Bank and The City with New Farm and Fortitude Valley.
There are CityCycle bike stations throughout the CBD and inner-city suburbs so you can hire your own bike and explore the beautiful surrounds of the city on two wheels. You can use the pedestrian and cycle bridges, Goodwill and Kurilpa, to get across the river or walk the riverside pathways at South Bank, Kangaroo Point and New Farm.
If you're wanting to get out and explore Brisbane's beautiful bayside islands there are ferries that will take you there in less than 90 minutes.
Catch a ferry from the Port of Brisbane to Moreton Island which will take about 75 – 90 minutes.
For North Stradbroke Island ferries leave from Cleveland, arriving to Dunwich on North Stradbroke Island. The ferries can take between 20 – 40 minutes so you can get from the main land to North Stradbroke Island within the hour.


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Laptops buyer's guide
While mobiles and tablets threatened to make them obsolete, the good old laptop has remained a staple piece of tech for many of us. They give you the full power of a PC both, on the go and at home - and with none of the compromises you face with packing an iPad.
But where do you start when it comes to laptop deals? The technology is improving all the time and as they're not something we buy often it can be hard to keep up. But don't worry – Crowdstorm's buyer's guide is here to help you compare the best laptops and choose the one that's right for you.
That said, if you're on the fence you should have a good look at both options. If you're still considering a smaller, lighter device do check out our guide to tablet PCs.
Laptop prices: manufacturers and operating systems
There are a host of household names out there on the market, from Apple's rather pricey Macbooks through to Acer and Asus budget models at fantastically low laptop prices. But first you need to think about which operating system to use:
- Apple iOS Macbooks: Those familiar with Apple products are likely to look at Macbooks first. Sleek but expensive, these devices are perfect if budget is no option and you already use an iPhone and iPad. Features such as iTunes and the App Store sync seamlessly, giving you the full Apple experience on a powerful portable device.
- Windows laptops: Microsoft's computing behemoth is still the number one operating system for laptops, with Windows 10 taking a big step back into good press following the rather disastrous Windows 8. If you're comfortable with the classic PC experience, everyone from Samsung and Sony to HP and Toshiba are in the Windows market - and the gorgeous Microsoft Surface range.
- Google Chromebooks: Familiar to most as a browser, Google now has the Chrome OS out there on many cheap laptops. They rely on being online to work, as most of what they need to run is kept in the cloud – meaning they can be built with very little memory capacity. Think one step up from tablets, but that could be perfect for your needs. They're also hot on security, having built in virus protection.
Unless you're really on a budget we simply advise you to stick with manufacturers you recognise such as any we've mentioned above – along with the likes of Dell, Lenovo and Compaq.
Memory storage
Internal memory (not RAM – see below) is where you store your files. Memory has hugely dropped in price over the years and is not uncommon to find laptops with 2TB (terabytes) of memory – where 2GB used to sound impressive. A TB is 1,000GB – and an entire HD film is around 1GB, so capacity on most devices now shouldn't be a problem.
You may come across two types of memory – SSD and HDD:
- HDD: These are your traditional style of hard drive, which house a spinning disc and store your information on a magnetic coating.
- SSD: The new kid on the block, SSD drives are faster and more reliable that HDD drives – storing data on interconnected memory chips.
Put simply, SSD is newer technology – so more reliable, faster and more expensive. If you can afford it, SSD is the way to go: but we've been relying on HDD drives since the 50s and they're still more than adequate for the average user.
Processors and RAM
In terms of processors, the average user shouldn't worry too much. Unless you're going to be playing high-end games or using some serious processor power due to work it shouldn't be an issue.
AMD, NVIDIA and Intel have been battling it out for laptop graphic dominance for years and they're all high quality and reliable. But Intel has been winning the war of late, with its i5 processor being the hot chip right now. The better the chip, the faster the speed.
But you also need to look out for RAM: the memory that runs your machine, helping with speed rather than capacity. Low end laptops may have as little as 1GB or RAM, while three grand will bag you a laptop boasting 8GB of the stuff. We would suggest getting at least 2GB, but 4GB will pack a lot more punch for a relatively small extra outlay – and future proof you a little as well.
Gaming laptops
If you are looking for a gaming laptop, you'll now find manufacturers aiming machines directly at gamers - while some new manufacturers are appearing to market directly to the gaming fraternity (just check out the fantastic MSI laptop range).
A good gaming laptop is going to set you back £1,000 and a great one double that - but you will find solid gaming machines for closer to £500. But they pack a hell of a punch and aren't built of fresh air, so expect quite a chunk of plastic to carrying around!
Laptop drives and ports
We're almost done! But before you click, make sure your laptop has the right extras to do what you want it to do.
- Optical drive: With so much of what we do now going on in 'the cloud', those of us who still like out music on CD and our films on DVD are starting to become the minority. Don't presume your new laptop will have a DVD or Blu-ray drive – check the specs first!
- USB ports: If you want to use the likes of broadband dongles and a mouse on your laptop, be sure your new laptop has the right amount – and right type – of USB ports. The latest USB 3.0 technology can transfer files as much as 20 times faster, so can be great for work.
- HDMI ports: If you use your laptop at home a lot, or in the office, you may want to hook it up to an external monitor: either as a better screen, or an extra one. If you already have the monitor, you'll need to make sure the two have compatible ports.
Laptop size
In terms of physical size, you'll know what suits your needs. Laptops range from as small as 10" (below this they're considered notebooks) and up to 17" or more – great for replacing your home PC with a smaller footprint device. Just remember the screen size is measured diagonally, corner to corner, if you want to size something up at home.
I've found some great laptop deals: What next?
So once you've chosen the best laptop, the rest is easy. Once you've clicked through from here you'll be in the capable hands of your favourite retailer – you'll be buying direct from them, not from us, with the added bonus of no commission (we make our money from advertising, not from you!).
Crowdstorm can connect you directly to all your favourite retailers and to the best deals on the market: from Amazon and Argos to Tesco and Currys – even John Lewis (but not Sainsbury's – sorry, but they've stopped selling laptops online).
And finally, remember buying online gives you all the protections you'd get from the store. UK Consumer Contracts Regulations mean that if you order your laptop online and change your mind about it once it arrives (your 'right to cancel'), you have 14 days in which to send it back and get a refund. Happy laptop hunting!


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I am currently a mathematics graduate student at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. I am looking for some kind of summer opportunity to participate in during summer 2011.
Does anyone have any suggestions of good opportunities or a good list of opportunities?
I would really appreciate it!
EDIT: I am more interested in pure mathematics than I am in applied mathematics. My favorite areas are set theory, complex variables/analysis, topology, difference equations, difference(discrete) calculus, and time scale calculus.
I am really looking to broaden my horizons though with new and interesting topics.
Naturally, I am going to speak with my advisor and professors, but I would like to get insight from others as well.